Title: Effects of dietary supplementation with a standardized aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula fruit (AyuFlex®) on joint mobility, comfort, and functional capacity in healthy overweight subjects: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial Authors: Hector Lopez ([email protected];[email protected]) Tim Ziegenfuss ([email protected]) A William Kedia (awkedia@sbcglo...

Isolation of intact and pure genomic DNA (gDNA) is essential for many molecular biology applications. It is difficult to isolate pure DNA from mature trees of hot and dry desert regions because of the accumulation of high level of polysaccharides, phenolic compounds, tannins etc. We hereby report the standardized protocol for the isolation and purification of gDNA from seven ecologically and me...

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a causative agent of the most frequent viral infections of man. Since the non-human host range of HBV is restricted to a few animals, such as, chimpanzee, the development of new therapeutics for HBV has been hampered. Several cell lines were developed to identify potential therapeutics against HBV infection. One of these, the HepG2 2.2.15 cell line, was derived throug...

Persistent and excessive stress of modern life has made us recognize with new class of disease called stress-related diseases. In Ayurveda, rasayanas have been mentioned as a set of rejuvenating measures aimed towards youthful rich life free of diseases. It promotes longevity via optimizing cellular level nourishment (Svasthasya orjaskaram). The term rasayana means transportation of nutritional...

This investigation was designed to throw light on the microbial status of some herbal materials used in ‘triphala preparation’. Dried fruit samples of Phyllanthus emblica (Amla), Terminalia belerica (Baheda) and Terminalia chebula (Harada) were collected from random market sources of Jammu & Kashmir state (India). Mycological analysis was carried out for the detection and enumeration of fungi u...

Degenerative physiological changes related to old-age are increasing world over. These geriatric diseases affect almost all vital body systems. The rejuvenating and preventive therapy called Rasayana therapy in Ayurvedic system of Indian medicine deals with prevention, amelioration and cure of geriatric ailments by increasing overall body immunity, fighting infections & antigens, and preventing...

Terminalia belerica (behada) fruit has been evaluated as a promising agent against E. histolytica and a variety of bacteria associated with dysentery and diarrhoea. These in vitro studies were extended further for evaluating clinical efficacy among patients of acute and chronic cases of diarrhoea and dysentery. The Studies were carried out on 25 patients by five medical practitioners practicing...

Objective: Terminalia chebula gall extracts are widely used Asian folk and traditional medicine. The present study was carried out to evaluate the anthelmintic potential of different extracts of leaf galls. Materials and Methods: The anthelmintic activity was assessed by applying five different concentrations of the plant extracts on Indian adult earthworms, and the time of paralysis and death ...

Over the centuries plants have been effectively used as a potent source of traditional medicine. Present experiment was aimed to evaluate the hypocholesterolemic and anti-atherogenic effect of feeding Terminalia chebula powder (TCP) in rabbits. A total of (n=20) rabbits were assigned to four treatment groups with n=5 animals in each group. Experimental treatments received Normal Saline (NS); T....

Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and neointima formation after angioplasty involves vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) migration and proliferation followed by inflammatory responses mediated by recruited macrophages in the neointima. Terminalia chebula is widely used traditional medicine in Asia for its beneficial effects against cancer, diabetes, and bacterial infection. The study was designe...